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September 2013 Volume 37, No.9
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MHWPC News
Club Meeting7 PM Wednesday
September 11, 2013
Guests Welcome!Annual Membership Dues
Individual $35Add Family Member $10
Inside This Issue
2 Upcoming ProgramsDigital Training
3 Meeting SummaryBragging RightsLibrary NewsNew Members
4 7 Flight Photo Tips5 Note from Connie
TWE Silent Auction6 Share The View7 Competition Info8 Competition Winners10 Workshops & Tours11 More Workshops
Local EventsMHWPC Ads
12 Contacts
Catching the ActionSpeakers This Month
Rob Palmer, Gordon I l lg, Char l ie Summers
Mile High Wildlife
Photography Club
Our September program features MHWPC members and Pro Photographers, Rob Palmer, Gordon Illg and Charlie
Summers, in a panel discussion. Each photographer will speak individually about how they capture wildlife in action while showing photographs that illustrate their technical and compositional process for getting great action shots.
The panelists will then ask questions of each other, discussing their extensive experience capturing action, and summarize by answering questions from the audience.
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Upcoming MHWPC Programs7:00 to 10:00 PM at TWE
Details and Mapwww.mhwpc.org/info/meetings.php
September 11Rob Palmer, Charlie Summers, Gordon IllgCatching the ActionEach presenter will speak for roughly ten minutes about how they capture wildlife action. They will illustrate their action techniques by showing and discussing photographs.
Panelists will ask questions of each other then answer questions from the audience.
October 9Russ BurdenCherished Spectacles of NatureSlideshow set to music. Subject matter includes wildlife and scenics that range from macro insects to large mammals and scenics that range from intimate landscapes to majestic mountains. The show is a twenty minute escape into the world of nature’s beauty and wonder.
Following the show, Russ will highlight some of the images contained in the program and discuss details behind their making. He’ll discuss some of his capture techniques or provide an anecdote about the photo. A question and answer period will follow.
November 13Rita and Charlie SummersAlaska’s Inside PassageWildlife photos taken by the Summers of Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage, accessed on a small ship during three separate visits. Whales, otters, puffins, bears and spawning salmon will be included in the images shown.
Digital Training Meeting7:00 to 9:45 PM at TWE
Details and MapOpen to Paid Members
Meeting located in The Wildlife Experience Great Hall or Classroom
September 25Terry MiegerAdobe Lightroom 5Presentation of new features in Lightroom 5. Also: Why use LR5? What are the pros and cons of using LR5 for wildlife photography? How to set up a LR5 workflow. Should you buy a new version or update an older version? How do you update?
Participants are encouraged to bring a file or two (RAW preferred) on a flash drive for demonstrations of LR5’s processing ability.
Terry, a retired educator, specializes in teaching Lightroom and Photoshop, privately and for clubs. He is the President of the Aurora Society of Photographers and the Colorado Council of Camera Clubs. He has served as a judge for many photographic competitions including the Arapahoe County Fair - Adult Competition.
Interactive Session with DemonstrationsParticipants are asked to bring a photo on a flash drive to the meeting. One of the experienced members of the group will apply their magic to the photos using Photoshop, Elements, Nik, On One, Topaz, or other. Demonstrations will show the post-processing techniques that make a photo presentable for a slide show, competition, or to be hung on the wall.
November 20 (3rd Wednesday)Richard SeeleyGraduated Background BlurDemonstration on how to create an out of fo-cus background to draw the view’s eye to the main subject.
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August Meeting SummaryThe August meeting began with visitor introductions, thanks to the snacks and beverage volunteers and an overview of the upcoming Digital Training meetings. Discussion about the new competition category, Wildlife in its Environment, ensued with the request that members submitting images to this category first have our competition committee look at the image for determining the “best fit” category.
Chuck Winter announced that our TWE exhibit ended and plaques are available for pick up. He also announced the 2014 February club program wherein Audubon Society will present winning images from “Share the View” for our monthly program. Members are encouraged to enter the “Share the View” competition.
Rita Summers took a hand count for color preference of club hats, the hats will be available to members in green and blue, $10.00 per hat.
Club librarians, Joe and Betsy Lamb, will hand over acquisitions to volunteer, Karin Flint, in November.
Roger Clark gave a fascinating presentation on night light photography, beginning with twilight and progressing to deeper night scenics.
Roger explained airglow and how natural light renders a night sky that is rarely blue, instead, hues of green or red are not uncommonly captured by skilled photographers. He also informed us that this year, in early December, we should look for comet ISON, predicted as possibly the comet of the century.
Covered in detail were the considerations for correct exposures, along with the technical aspects of equipment limitations. Roger made a point concerning iconic locations that have become crowded, and therefore night photography offers less traffic. Additionally, he talked about tracking devices and merging multiple images to compensate for natural changes of composition during long exposure.
Library News
Welcome to the Library! Come by the table this month and see what we have available.
THANK YOU, Chris Frazier and our new librarian, Karen Flint, who will take over in November. Joe and Betsy [email protected]
Bragging RightsCathy and Gordon IllgThe Illg’s have a photo of a chipmunk eating acorns in the latest issue of Ranger Rick.
They also have an article and photos on animal camouflage in Country Extra.
Snacks and BeveragesThanks to the Members Who Contribute!
WELCOME! August New MHWPC Members
Darci Nielsen — ParkerDoug Glock — WestminsterCornelius Doppes — DenverCheryl Hamblin — Elizabeth
Annual Membership Dues$35 Individual
$10 Additional Family Member$15 Students 21yrs & under
New members form can be found on the website:membership info & membership form
August Mary & Elmer PaetowRita Summers
September Fi RustMarge Mieger
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1) USE A GIMBAL HEADFor flight photography, hand-held is the best way to go because it provides the ultimate flexibility; however, since I use a 13-pound 600mm, shooting hand-held isn’t realistic! To mount my camera to the tripod, I use a gimbal, which does an excellent job of supporting my big lens and keeping it steady. I prefer a gimbal to a ball head because when I let go it stays in place. A ball head, on the other hand, flops over.
With a bit of practice (see tip #7) you’ll learn to track moving objects nearly as smoothly as if you were hand-holding your camera. If you find yourself struggling then you probably don’t have your camera balanced properly on the plate that came with your gimbal head.
2) MAKE IT MANUALRelying on semi-automatic modes such as shutter or aperture priority causes exposure to change as your background changes. Start with an exposure about +1 2/3 stops from the sky. Then check your histogram after the first couple of shots to fine tune. As long as the ambient light doesn’t change your exposure will remain correct regardless of whether the bird flies in front of backgrounds of sky, mountains, or foliage.
3) SET YOUR FOCUS LIMIT SWITCH Most lenses have a switch to limit the range of focus. Set that switch to the far range. This limits the amount of hunting the lens does as it tries to acquire focus. In other words, you’ll focus on your bird a lot quicker! Pre-focusing will also help with initial focusing. Start out with your focus near the start of the infinity mark on your lens. If you have time, you can even manually turn the focusing ring to get the bird fairly sharp before you start up the auto-focus.
4) KEEP THAT SHUTTER SPEED UPTo stop flight action you’ll need a minimum of 1/500th of a second. Don’t be afraid to bump up the ISO to get it; with modern DSLR’s quality has become so good you can pull off bumping ISO higher than ever before.
But, if you just don’t have enough light to get a good exposure with a high shutter speed, embrace the conditions. Go ahead and let the shutter speed drop to 1/60th or 1/30th of a second and pan with the birds (see tip #6). If you can get good focus on the head and match your pan speed to their flight speed, the result will be a motion blur showing the movement of the birds. Obviously, this will only work if they are passing from side to side in front of you.
5) ADJUST FOCUS TRACKING SENSITIVITYThis seems counterintuitive, but in flight photography you’ll typically adjust focus tracking to the slow side. The reason is that, while it doesn’t seem to affect your initial focus acquisition, it does buy precious time if your focus point slips off the bird or something momentarily comes between you and the bird while panning with it.
7 Tips for Flight PhotographyBy Jeff Parker
Naturalist-photographer, Jeff Parker, leads the naturally curious on photo tours to Bosque del Apache NWR, Costa Rica, and other places to get great flight images. Visit www.ExploreInFocus.com and learn more about exploring in focus with Jeff.
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6) PAN FASTERThose new to flight photography often make the mistake of panning too slowly. It may seem obvious, but this one simple rule is the one most often overlooked: your tracking speed must match the speed of the bird.
7) PRACTICE ON MOVING OBJECTS Head to a busy roadside or a bike trail to practice photographing objects that move quickly. Zooming cars, bustling bicyclers, and runners all make great subjects for practicing your flight-photography skills. That way when time comes to take the shots you really want they won’t get away! .
A Note from Connie (The Wildlife Experience)
A big Thank You to Mile High for another outstanding exhibition in 2013. “West by Northwest” was really appreciated and admired by many visitors and especially staff and volunteers. Your artwork will be available for pickup at the club’s September meeting. If any of you would consider donating your plaques to this year’s TWE silent auction fund raiser, it would be very much appreciated. The plaques that Mile High members have donated in the past have received spirited bidding at our fundraising event and have helped TWE support its many programs. TWE appreciates your contribution. If you are interested in donating your plaque please contact Chuck Winter. We are already working on next year’s exhibit! More information will be announced at the September meeting!
The Wildlife Experience 11th Annual (Silent Auction) Fundraising Dinner “Reaching for the Peaks”
Saturday evening, November 2, 2013
Donate a silent auction item, gift certificate or valuable service and receive exposure to several hundred individuals. In addition, your donation will be recognized in a number of ways including, a beautiful display on the auction table.
All proceeds will benefit The Wildlife Experience and its mission to “inspire an appreciation and respect for wildlife and the great outdoors through adventure, experiences and education.”
Contact Sheri Leise, Development Coordinator, at 720.488.3389 or via email at [email protected]
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InternationalNature Photography Contest
Great Prizes! Recognition! Bragging Rights! Prestige!
Top 250 images will be featured on the contest Website through 2014
C e l e b r at e t h e W o r l d o f N at u r e !E n t e r Y o u r B e s t P h o t o g r a p h i c I m a g e s
New this year! Colorado photographers whoreach the semi-finals or better will be recognized at an event at the Wildlife Experience in February.
Watch for further details on the Share the View website at http://denveraudubon.contestvenue.com Register your name and email address to be notified with updates.
This contest is open to all photographers working with nature and wildlife images anywhere in the world. All images will be entered digitally on our contest website. Enter as many images as you like.
303.973.9530h t t p : / / D e n v e r a u d u b o n . c o n t e s t v e n u e . c o m
Proceeds from Share the View support the Audubon Society of Greater Denver’s programs in Denver metro schools. ASGD serves over 2,500 students annually and is expanding to reach more. Sponsored by ASGD
Grand Prize: $1,000 each Four First Place Prizes: $250 eachFive Second Place Prizes: $100 each
Grand Prize: $1,000 Four First Place Prizes: $250 each
Five Second Place Prizes: $100 eachEntry Period is October 15 - Dec 1, 2013
3rd Annual
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Competition Schedule www.mhwpc.org/info/comp_sched.php
Month Type Submissions
September Wildlife, Scenic, & Wildlife CC August 15 through September 7October Wildlife, Scenic, & Wildlife IIE September 12 through October 5November Wildlife, Scenic, & Open October 10 through November 9December Wildlife, Scenic, & Wildlife CC January 9 through February 8
Monthly Competition Guidelines www.mhwpc.org/info/competition.php
Monthly competitions are open to all club members and are divided into two levels:
• Club for the general membership• Masters for veteran club members whose past history of competition entries has demonstrated their pho-
tographic abilities at an extremely high level.
The Wildlife and Scenic categories are part of each competition. The Wildlife CC (Wildlife Captive or Controlled), Wildlife IIE (Wildlife In Its Environment) and Open categories alternate.
Competition Rules www.mhwpc.org/info/competition.php
Images submitted in categories other than Open may be enhanced or changed using any of the tools available in a post processing graphics editing program, except one cannot copy or significantly alter the primary subject or primary parts of the image in any way, nor can one import items from another image. The intent of the original image must be maintained. Images may be color, black-and-white, or toned (i.e., sepia).
There are no post processing restrictions for the Open category. Creativity is encouraged.
Up to three images may be entered by each member, with a maximum of two in any one category.
If in doubt about the suitability of an image for a particular category, bring the image to someone on the competition committee for their recommendation prior to entering it. If approved, it may be entered into a subsequent competition. Contact the competition committee.
Entries must be submitted according to the Digital Image Submission Guidelines.
Entries that do not receive an award (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or HM) may be re-entered in future club competitions.
2013 Monthly MHWPC Competition Information
Judging Coordinator Volunteer Needed
The MHWPC Judging Coordinator is needed for contacting guest speakers and presenters to find out if they are willing to judge our Club contest on the same evening that they are scheduled to speak. When speakers are unable to judge the coordinator is needed to recruit a qualified club member to judge the competition.
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Club Members: Wildlife
August Competition ResultsJudge: Roger Clark
1st Place 2nd Place
Lois Lake Lookling For Salmon
3rd Place
Richard Seeley Osprey Overflight
Dawn Wilson Open Wide
Bob KarczFoggy Sunrise in Glacier N.P.
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Club Members: Scenic
1st Place 2nd Place
Ken WinnerMorning Fog
Neal FedoraWhite Sands Sky On Fire L.S. Burch Mazucca
Rushing Stream
Jeanne Frasse TripletsSteve Goodman Dawn Awakening
Barbara Fleming Pride of the Serengeti
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Werner BaumgartnerLost Lake Sunrise
Neal Fedora What Are You Looking At?
3rd Place
Club Members: Open1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Bob Stocker Drone Attack
Roger Kinney Sunflower Center Design
Lois Lake Owlet Getting Wiser
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Steve Goodman Northern Gannets
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August competition results continued...
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Reb Babcock Paradise Divide Sunrise Reb Babcock Dallas Divide in Fall
Reb Babcock Wild Horses at Sunset
1st Place 2nd Place
3rd Place
Masters: Scenic
Charlie Summers Brown Bears ply Anan Creek
Charlie Summers Bosque del Apache morning
Masters: Open
Jan Forseth Clearing Storm, Dallas Divide
Jan Forseth Gorilla in Thought
1st Place 2nd Place
3rd Place
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Masters: Wildlife1st Place 2nd Place
Richard Goluch Osprey FishingRob Palmer Osprey Coming In
Fi RustGreat Horned Owlets at Sunset
Fi RustParrot Snake on Ginger Flower
3rd Place
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Russ Burden’s Photography Tourswww.russburdenphotography.com
2013 Remaining Destinations: • Goats and Gods: Mount Evans and the Garden of the
Gods, Aug. 24–30• Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in the
Fall—10 Days! Sept. 24–Oct 3• Hunts Mesa—Aerial perspective of Monument Valley
and Capital Reef National Park, Oct. 15–20• Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, Nov. 2–8• Bosque Del Apache and White Sands National
Monument Dec. 7–13
James Hager Photography Small Group Photo Safariswww.JamesHagerPhoto.com
2014 Destinations:Kenya in October 2014: A 20-day classic African photo safari to three of the best wildlife destinations in East Africa: Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Masai Mara National Reserve.
Gorillas in October 2014: 5 days of visiting mountain gorillas in the best environment for photography — Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.
Cathy & Gordon Illg’s Adventure Photography www.advenphoto.com
[email protected] 303-237-7086
2013 Remaining Destinations:• Costa Rica, November 8–17• Bosque del Apache--FULL MOON! December 14-19 2014 Destinations:• Winter Wildlife, January 8–11• Yellowstone/Tetons in Winter, January 18–24• Beauty & the Beasts, February 2–7• Northern Lights, March 9–15• Galapagos, March 18–28• North Carolina Birds, April 21–26• Wildlife Babies, June 15–18
Member Workshops and Tours
Rita Summers: Wild Imageswww.wildimages.biz [email protected]
303-840-3355Tanzania February 21 – March 8, 2014
Sixteen Day Safari in Tanzania visiting Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti at the height of the migration. We will be staying in Serena Lodges and camping in private, luxury tents. Three to a van so everyone has a row to themselves. This is a trip planned for photographers.
$7090 includes all in-country transportation, accommo-dations, meals, park fees and even tips for driver/guides, camping staff and waiters.
Editor’s Note
If you are a MHWPC member and will be leading a workshop or tour please send your announcement or current tour schedule to Tammy Hammond at [email protected].
Fi Rust and Barbara [email protected]@msn.com
Honduras: Pico Bonito National Park February 2014 (dates to be determined)6 participants only – 9 nights, 10 days $2,950.00 dbl occupancyPhotographing the flora and fauna of the Honduran rainforest. A workshop for all skill levels. In field assistance on photographic technique with an emphasis on off-camera flash. Staying at the luxury eco-lodge, Pico Bonito Lodge, which National Geographic Traveler picked as one of the top 50 eco-lodges of the world. Assisted by professional guides of Pico Bonito Lodge.
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Rob Palmer Photographywww.falconphotos.com
[email protected] / phone 303-888-5264
2013 Fall Raptor Photoshoot Workshops• October 26th, 2:00 – 6:00 PM• November 9th, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Sponsored by Wild Wings Environmental and held west of Longmont, Colorado. $100.00 / $25 deposit to reserve a spot. New birds may include an Aplomado Falcon, Barn Owl and American Kestrel.
2014 Laguna Seca Ranch Photoshoot / WorkshopEdinburg, Texas• March 14, 15, 16 (travel days: March 13, 17)
Photographing birds from blinds that are only twenty feet away. March is the height of migration and the birds are in their best plumage. Birds you can expect to see include Northern Cardinal, thrashers, caracara, pyrrhuloxia, golden fronted woodpeckers, green kingfishers, green jays and many other species.
Every evening we will spend time critiquing and optimizing the images from the day. $600.00 includes the ranch fees. Not included is your flight, hotels and food.
Member Workshops and Tours continued from page10
Local Events
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL CAMERA & COLLECTIBLES SHOW
Sunday, October 20, 20139:00 am - 3:00 PM
Location:Jefferson County Fairgrounds
15200 West 6th Ave Golden, Colorado
Buyer’s admission is $5.00
Photographic Swap Meet sponsored by Denver Photographic Society in conjunction with the
Colorado Camera Collectors Club.
BUY • SELL • TRADENEW & USED PHOTO EQUIPMENT
For more information please contact:Larry (303)257-2048
Dee (303)237-1514 [email protected] (303)795-8630 [email protected]
www.denverphotosociety.org/SwapMeet.html
Canon EOS 20D DSLR
Includes: Camera Body, Canon BG-E2 Power Grip, Tamron 28mm-80mm telephoto lens, six batteries and two chargers (including the carrier for AA batteries too), a new SanDisk 4G memory card, and a
camera bag. It is in great shape and takes great pictures.
$400.00 Or Best Offer. Contact Roger Kinney at 303-369-6120 or email [email protected]
MHWPC Ads
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Club Meetings
Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month. The meetings end at 10:00 PM, or earlier depending on the agenda.
The location is in the theater of TWE unless otherwise stated.
THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE10035 South Peoria
Parker, CO
Visitors are always welcome and encouraged to attend meetings.
You must be a paid member to submit images in monthly competitions and special MHWPC exhibits.
Digital Training Meetings
MHWPC Digital Training meet-ings are held from 7:00 – 9:30 PM on the fourth Wednesday of odd numbered months. The meetings are open to paid members only.
The Digital Training meetings are held in the Classroom or Great Hall of TWE, dependent on planned events.
MHWPC Newsletter
Please submit articles, brags, and all relative MHWPC news to newslet [email protected].
Next Edition: October 2013Submission Deadline: Sept. 28
CopyrightAll material contained in this newsletter is copyright protected and may not be reproduced without permission.
Mile High Wildlife Photography ClubVolunteer Contact Information
President Bob Stocker [email protected] 303.759.4056
Vice-President Chris Frazier [email protected] 303.356.2399
Treasurer Sam Fletcher [email protected] 303.688.5107
Newsletter Editor Tammy Hammond [email protected] 303.806.9145
Webmaster James Hager [email protected] 720.219.4248
Projectionist Chuck Summers [email protected] 303-619-7245
Programs Nancy Stocker [email protected] 303.759.4056
Tim Visser [email protected] 303.690.7627
Membership Marge Mieger [email protected] 303.696.8021
Competition Russ Burden [email protected] 303.791.9997
Competition Chris LoffredoScoring [email protected] 303.267.3846
Competition Fred Sterns Judging [email protected] 303.400.0385
Field Trips & Bob Cross Mentoring [email protected] 303.663.2019
Library Joe and Betsy Lamb [email protected] 303.841.2565
Snacks Mary Paetow [email protected] 303.690.8259
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Rita Summers [email protected] 303.840.3355
Russ Burden [email protected] 303.791.9997
Chuck Winter [email protected] 303.972.2538
Chris Loffredo [email protected] 303.267.3846
Ron Eberhart [email protected] 720.635.6337
